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Langley Wood House Fulmer, Buckinghamshire A significant contemporary house in beautiful mature grounds close to central London Langley Wood House, Fulmer Common Road, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NP Gerrards Cross 3 miles, (London Marylebone from 23 minutes), Beaconsfield 8 miles, London Heathrow Airport 12 miles, Uxbridge Station 4 miles (Metropolitan Line and Piccadilly Line) Features: Entrance hall, drawing room, kitchen/dining area/sitting area, Conservatory, family room, utility room, two cloakrooms Master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bathroom, five further bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms Entertainment room Mature gardens and grounds, woodland, planning for indoor pool, planning for extensive garaging In all about 4.75 acres Situation Langley Wood House sits elegantly within a private and secluded setting on one of the most sought after and exclusive locations in the Home Counties. The nearby village of Fulmer (1.4 miles) has a church, village hall, pub and recreation ground. Gerrards Cross (3 miles) has a greater selection of amenities including supermarkets, banks, cafes, restaurants and a cinema together with a mainline station offering fast and frequent direct services into London Marylebone (taking approximately 20 minutes). There are excellent transport links into the City via the national motorway network (M40 J1 3 miles and M25 J16 5 miles). Langley Wood House is also ideally placed for London Heathrow Airport (12 miles) as well as Gatwick Airport (49 miles). Buckinghamshire is renowned for its schooling, including a selection of excellent grammar schools such as Dr Challoners in Amersham, Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe, and Beaconsfield High School together with highly regarded independent schools including Stowe, St Mary’s, St George’s Ascot and Wycombe Abbey. There is a wide selection of golf courses in the area including Beaconsfield, Stoke Park and The Buckinghamshire Golf Club. The famous Ascot and Windsor race courses are also nearby. The property Constructed of mellow red brick under a clay tile roof, Langley Wood House was completed in early 2016 and is finished to an exceptional standard. Internally the house combines light and spacious reception rooms on the ground and lower ground floors, with five bedrooms and bathroom suites on the first floor. There is an additional sixth bedroom and bathroom suite on the lower ground level. Of particular note is the sheer volume of the habitable space (over 11,000 sq. ft. in total) and the drawing room which measures 42’0” x 31’0” with windows to the South, East and West. The entrance hall gives a wonderful sense of arrival, with a double height vaulted ceiling, glazed doors into the garden, and a wonderful sweeping staircase leading to the first floor. The kitchen is beautifully designed with clean lines and a curved central island whilst being open plan through to the dining and sitting areas. Langley Wood House caters for today’s modern living standards and includes Lutron lighting, wiring for audio system, air handling system in the entertainment room and automated blinds in the principal reception room. Floorplans for Langley Wood House, Fulmer Common Road, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NP Approximate Gross Internal Area*: Main House: 10,612 sq ft / 986 sq m Garage: 664 sq ft / 62 sq m Main House: 11,276 sq ft / 1,048 sq m Illustration for identification purposes only. Not to scale. *As defined by RICS – Code of Measuring Practice. Gardens and grounds A sweeping gravel driveway leads to a large parking and turning area and a lit stone path to the main entrance. The gardens are laid mostly to lawn and studded with a selection of mature trees including cedar of Lebanon, Eucalyptus, Scots Pine and Horse Chestnuts, some of which are underlit. The laurel hedges add to the privacy of the grounds whilst mature deciduous woodland provides a majestic backdrop. A stone and pavoir terrace surrounds the entire house and overlooks the principal lawns with lighting which, together with a Julian Christian garden entertainment lodge that can accommodate ten people for outdoor dining and entertainment. Outside: There is a traditionally constructed large outbuilding suitable for a range of alternative uses (subject to planning consent). Planning consent has been granted for the construction of an indoor swimming pool which will be fully glazed on two sides and measures about 57’5 x 32’5. Planning consent has also been granted for a new garage block comprising two double garages, an open double garage and an enclosed store. General remarks Services: Mains electricity and metered water supply. LPC gas. Private drainage. Planning: An application for a certificate of lawfulness for a swimming pool building, equipment shed and a detached garage was permitted on Wednesday 22nd May 2013 (Ref Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Offi ce. Crown Copyright (ES763454). NOT TO SCALE Langley Wood House 13/00816/CLOPED) Copies of Postcode: SL0 0NP N.B. It is possible to create the certifi cate and the plans are a separate access if required available from the vendor’s agents Council tax band: Band H off Cherry Tree Lane or and prospective purchasers are Alderbourne Lane. advised that they must make their EPC rating: C own enquiries of the local Planning Authority. Rights of way: The property is being sold subject to and with the Fixtures and fi ttings: All carpets, benefi t of all rights including rights curtains, light fi ttings, garden of way, whether public or private, ornaments and statuary are light, support, drainage, water and specifi cally excluded from the sale. electricity supplies and other rights These may be available to and obligations, easements and the purchaser if required by quasi-easements and restrictive separate negotiation. covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves, whether masts, Local authority: South Bucks District pylons, stays, cables, drains, and gas Council (Tel: 01895 837200) and other pipes, whether referred to in these particulars or not. 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